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Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Another Wee Niece Has a January Birthday!

As mentioned earlier in the month, I have two birthday nieces in January, and they are both in the same family! My second little niece is going to be two this year! I made her new sister a baby card earlier this month as well, though she was born in September. (I was a tad late welcoming her to the world.) This new little sister got a cute little giraffe card, and while searching for just the right giraffe for that card, I came across this pack of zoo animals going to a party. I thought it would be just right for Paisley's second birthday!

My method for coloring my digital images is to find the paper first that I think will go with my digital image, and then, the coloring seems to fall in place. So, I settled on this cute glittery polka dot paper in pastels, and chose to bring out the pinks in the paper since the card is for a wee girl.

I just bought the Stitched Curved Rectangle STAX from My Favorite Things, and knew the largest would work out perfectly for cutting out my little animals. I was super happy to see that my large corner punch fit the curves on the rectangles perfectly to use on an underlay mat. I also recently bought some Cottage Cutz word dies that I had been dying to get my hands on, so, I was equally anxious to try out the happy birthday words on Paisley's card. I hope Paisley finds her card as much fun to look at, as I had fun making it.

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About Me

I am a wife whose husband is most understanding of my love for paper- crafting, taking time to "ooh and ah" over my newest creations! I am the mother of four lovely adult children with three spouses. I became addicted to paper-crafting, especially cardmaking, in the fall of 2009! My mentor is my sister, Heidi Gonzales (My Lil' Scrap Corner), who is sooooo enviably creative! I love to crop with my Mom and sister and my friends. Unfortunately, Mom & Sis live in another state so it it can not be an everyday event!